How to make an iPhone, iPad or Mac show an updated launch screen

If a splash screen update isn't showing - delete the app and restart the device. Then in XCode, clean the project and reinstall the app.

Oscar de la Hera Gomez
Written by Oscar de la Hera Gomez
First published on 08/31/2023 at 13:42
Last Updated on 08/31/2023 at 14:39
<p>A flower that represents Apple with the text "Fix Launch Screen Update" beneath it.</p>

If a splash screen update isn't showing - delete the app and restart the device. Then in XCode, clean the project and reinstall the app.

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Step One: Delete the App

<p>A screenshot of an iPhone showing how to delete an app.</p>

On the iPhone, iPad or Mac, delete the app that is not showing the launch screen updates.

Step Two: Restart the Device

<p>A screenshot of an iPhone showing how to power off an iPhone.</p>

Restart the iPhone, iPad or Mac to clear the cache.

Step Three: Clean the Project

<p>A screenshot of Xcode showing how you can clean a project by opening the product menu and clicking the clean build folder menu option.</p>

Press Command + Shift + K.

Step Four: Install

<p>A screenshot of XCode showing that we have set a breakpoint on line 14 of the AppDelegate.swift file. We have highlighted the play button that appears on the top left of XCode. Click this button to run the app on a device. As we have set the breakpoint on line 14, the app will stop at the Splash screen, allowing you to analyze it.</p>

Install the app on the device.

We recommend setting a breakpoint in the AppDelegate of the app so that the app stops at the launch screen, allowing you to confirm that the changes went through.

How to stop an App at the Launch Screen in XCode

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